Changes!!!!

I don't know if you are like me or not but I don't like changes, but sometimes we have to make them.
As you know I have a  hair salon in my home, the American dream right. I love my business so much, but on the downside when you have your own business, you have no guaranteed pay check or benefits.
 I am also a sub nurse and love crafting as a hobby.
 I found out that the grade school that I love the most had a full time nursing position available,
so after praying about it I decided to take the position.
 So the last week has been a whirlwind adventure to say the least. So much to learn and
I am still going to do hair 2 eve. a week and half a day on Sat. Also have to manage time for
house cleaning, errands and things that we have to do.
 And I love my  crafting, but it also is no guarantee for sales. So probably most of my crafting will be in the Summer. I will have to work on my Christmas crafting then also.
 One good thing about working at school though is I will have off snow days, summers and a nice
Christmas vacation.
 I am already falling in love with the little children, they are so sweet and think of the nurse
alot like their mommy. It is a small school, where everyone seems like family, so I already feel at home.
 So I think I will be fine, once I get into a routine.
 I will for sure miss my crafting, and maybe here and there, I can find time to make some things,
I am wanting to make some more bonnets as my inventory is really getting low.
But have to wait until time permits.

I do want to show you the needle punch project that I was able to finish.
I am so proud of how it turned out, It is called "Feeding the Chickens",
pattern by Notforgotten Farm.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year.!!!

Recipe in new "Gooseberry Patch" cookbook

I am a big fan of "Gooseberry Patch" cookbooks, I just received one of their newest cookbooks,
that has one of my recipes in it.
The new cookbook is called "Tastes Like Home".
So this is cookbook number 6 that I have recipes in.

Here is a picture of all the cookbooks that I have recipes in.
Love their cookbooks, the beautiful artwork, plus all the yummy recipes.

Happy New Year!!!

I want to wish all of my blogging friends a Happy New Year!!!! Do you have any New Years Resolutions? One that I have every year is to loose weight, since that never happens I will just choose to eat healthier.
 But I have two other resolutions that I am really going to try to do.
One is to read the entire Bible in a year.
 I found a chart to go by and I want to share it with you, Bible Chart for a Year

 Next I seen on Facebook a challenge to save money, it is called the penny challenge,
you save a penny the first day, two pennies the second day, three pennies the third day etc.
If you do this for the entire year, 365 days the total amount you save is $667.95.

I also want to share a few photo's from Christmas.

Ronnie and Steph on Christmas Eve. cooking oysters on the grill

Me, Ronnie and Bo setting around the campfire

Jake and Luke and Pappy at Luke and Jake's house on Christmas morning.

Cole and his Pie Face game

Riley and her Crayon carver

Steph and Mat showing Jake, his Jake from State Farm shirt

Riley and Cole

Jake and his easy bake oven

Pappy and Maw

Love my floating candle with berries and greenery

Little Bo with his toy

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, and please remember the real meaning of Christmas, "Jesus is the Reason for the Season".

Blog Hop Giveaway!

Brenda of The Rusty Thimble hosted the Greatest Gift is Love blog hop givaway.
I was lucky enough to be the winner of  Jessica of "Blessings in the Country"
ornament giveaway. I won one of her snowman ornies and two candy canes.
They are adorable!! Check out Jessica's blog, she does such nice work. I love them,
thank you Jessica!!!

Second annual cookie bake!

Last weekend me, my sisters, my daughter, granddaughter, nieces and three of our friends went to our Farmhouse in WV and had our second annual cookie bake and pajama party.
 We had a ball of fun, baked cookies, had a fun gift exchange and watched Christmas movies.
I will share some photo's. I cherish these times with family and friends. One of my favorite parts of the Christmas celebration.

Me, Riley and Steph

My nieces Regina, Emily and Hillary

My sisters Lena and Lina

My best friend Shelia

Me

My sister Lena and her daughters Regina and Hillary

Riley and Stephanie

A work in progress

Going out to eat

Ava, Emily and Regina

Teresa, Ava and Hillary

My sister Annabel and her daughter Emily

Shelia and myself

Yummy cookies

Family and friends

Family and friends

Our gift exchange game

Giveaway Winner

I was thrilled to find out that I was the lucky winner of Danice, "Homespun Hannah"
Holiday giveaway.

 Her box was filled with wonderful goodies and everything was wrapped so pretty.
First I received a beautiful mouse rag doll, a gorgeous holiday mug mat and holiday mug.
An amish star pinkeep, a snowflake ornie, paper mache "Joy" box with potpourri, and a
cute snowman tuck.

For me Santa arrived early this year. Thank you Danice for all of the wonderful goodies.
I love everything!!! Thank you for hosting such a wonderful, wonderful giveaway!!!